Common use of Notification and Selection Clause in Contracts

Notification and Selection. 1) Whenever a vacancy exists pursuant to section 11.1, the Employer shall post at all work locations and deliver to the Union President, a notice of vacancy which shall include the classification, locations of the job, shift, hours of work, wage rate, brief description of duties and qualifications. Vacancies will be posted for a period of seven (7) working days. All bargaining unit members have the right to bid on posted vacancies by completing and returning a job bid application to his/her supervisor. 2) Vacancies will be awarded to an employee applicant in the following order of selection and pursuant to the following criteria; with consideration given to attendance, safety and overall personnel record: (a) First, as a lateral transfer within the same classification as the vacancy for shift and location preference to an employee applicant who possesses the greatest classification seniority. (b) Second, to an employee applicant in the same classification as the vacancy who possesses the greatest classification seniority. (c) Third, to an employee applicant who possesses the qualifications for the position and has the greatest bargaining unit seniority. Whenever the qualifications of two or more employee applicants are relatively equal, the senior employee shall be awarded the position.